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Race Reports

[Note: One of the Moore 24's Class rules loosely instructs that the winner of said regatta is honored by receiving the task of writing the report
of said event. This year we are fortunate that the champion also is unofficial PNW class scribe Ben Braden, owner of Moore 24 "Moore Uff Da"
who works the keyboard as easy or easier than a wet tiller or a cold Rainier. Enjoy]

The Set –

Straight outa Wikipedia – Hood River is considered a “sports mecca” and offers some of the best spots for windsurfing, kitesurfing, Moore 24 Racing, kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, skiing and mountain biking—all for which it draws considerable national attention from many media outlets, such as Sail Magazine, Pressure Drop and Sailing Anarchy.

Moore 24 Nationals in Hood River, Oregon, one of the most consistently
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The cold front that brought tough conditions to the start of the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race have now passed, with the fleet enjoying bright sunshine yesterday and a relatively calm second night at sea. However, the intensity on the race course has been ratcheted up with wind shifts providing opportunities to make gains and losses throughout the fleet. Looking further ahead, 25-30 knots of wind and a significant sea state are expected to affect the fleet in the
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6 Teams from the SF Bay Area and 6 from the PNW converged in Hood River for the 2018
Moore 24 Nationals. Gorge like conditions prevailed with winds in the mid to high 20 knot range
and gusts in the 40 providing the classic conditions people travel so far to enjoy!

The European Star Championships experienced a bit of excitement as a system bushed through
the race area with 40 knots of breeze pummeling the fleet. !/2 the boats were unable to finish but the racing continues!

Final Gold Fleet Races Decisive in 49er and Nacra 17
The breeze arrived in force for the final day of Gold Fleets for 49er and Nacra 17. The 49erFX had already completed their gold series, so there were just two races for the 49er and three for the Nacra 17 on the docket.

A huge system blew in overnight soaking Aarhus, Denmark, but it left a fresh offshore wind behind for racing.
Nacra 17
The racing was tremendously intense today, with mostly sunny conditions, flat water, and plenty of gusts
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Just as the tide turned from ebb to flood, 26 hydrofoil kites, 23 5o5s and eight windsurfers
queued up for the 20th running of the Ronstan Bridge to Bridge, hosted by St. Francis Yacht
Club on August 9, 2018. A downwind distance race from Golden
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Over on the Richmond Riviera your local neighborhood yacht club, RYC, is hosting the i-14s worlds. RAD boats sailed by Brits, Ozzies, Italians, Canadians, Germans and bonafide US citizens.

Mozart had too many notes 14s are Box rule, one design, mad skimming dishes with too much sail, wires, sprits and a shocking number of controls. All of which can go tickety boo at any given time. The only thing needed is stability. Fer-sure not a your grandfather’s daysailor.

The tears rolled down Zsomber Berecz’s face as he crossed the finish line in Denmark’s beautiful Bay of Aarhus on Thursday to win the Finn and Hungary’s first ever medal in one of these quadrennial sailing world championships. It was the first gold medal to be awarded at these Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus 2018 and Berecz’s emotions were heightened by the fact that it has been a long time coming - for him and his country.

“I’m a human being and I know what it means for me, my team and my country. It is a big achievement,” Berecz said.

However hard it was for Sweden’s silver medallist, Max Salminen, who had led by eight points going into today – day 8 - after an exhausting victory in the storm late on Wednesday evening, it was hard not to feel that there was some kind of karma behind Berecz’s
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What a race! A 35 knot gust in Race 10 of the 2018 Finn Gold Cup tested Finn sailors and Finns to the max.
Max Salminen has taken an eight point lead in Aarhus after winning this incredible race, while Josh Junior and Zsombor Berecz are tied on points in second and third.
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